Shloka 8

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

मसूरो मधुरः शीव संग्रही कफपित्तहा / तद्वत्सर्वगुणाढ्यश्च कलायश्चातिवातलः

Transliteration

masūro madhuraḥ śīva saṃgrahī kaphapittahā / tadvatsarvaguṇāḍhyaśca kalāyaścātivātalaḥ

Translation

المسूर (العدس) حلو المذاق، نافعٌ للجسد وقابض؛ يسكّن الكَفَه والپِتّا. وكذلك الكلاية (البازلاء) ذات خصالٍ حسنة كثيرة، لكنها تزيد الڤاتا زيادةً شديدة.

Word by Word

• मसूरः: lentil (masūra)
• मसूरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मसूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मधुरः: sweet
• मधुरः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• शीवः: wholesome/beneficial (śīva)
• शीवः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• संग्रही: binding; absorbent
• संग्रही: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संग्रहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कफपित्तहा: alleviating kapha and pitta
• कफपित्तहा: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + हन् (कृदन्त; √हन् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कफ-पित्त-हा (तत्पुरुष; ‘हा’=हन्ता)

• तद्वत्: likewise; similarly
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निपात)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तुलनार्थक-निपातः (‘likewise’)

• सर्वगुणाढ्यः: rich in all qualities
• सर्वगुणाढ्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—सर्व-गुण-आढ्यः (तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• कलायः: pea (kalāya)
• कलायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• अतिवातलः: very vāta-increasing
• अतिवातलः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + वातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः (अति + वातल)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sattvic regulation of diet through knowledge of rasa-guṇa-vīrya to maintain harmony of doṣas.

Vedantic Theme: Yukta-āhāra as support for clarity (sattva) and steadiness of mind.

Application: Use masūra for kapha-pitta pacification and binding effect; treat kalāya as generally beneficial but avoid excess or counterbalance in vāta constitutions with unctuous/warming accompaniments.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (legumes/grains guṇa-doṣa effects)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of diet guidance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharmic living through Ayurveda-like guidance, classifying foods by their effects on the doṣas (kapha, pitta, vāta).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes bodily regulation through proper diet, supporting clarity and steadiness needed for dharma and rites—foundational for a disciplined life that the Purana links to spiritual outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use masūra with awareness of its binding nature, and balance kalāya (pea) with vāta-pacifying preparation (warmth, fats, spices) if prone to dryness, gas, or anxiety.